According to the Textbook, Students Often Engage in Rote Learning

question 32

Multiple Choice

According to the textbook, students often engage in rote learning rather than meaningful learning of school subject matter because:

• A)It is human nature to do so unless taught otherwise.
• B)Classroom teaching and testing practices often encourage it.
• C)Information learned at a rote level is stored in working memory more quickly.
• D)Rote learning is characteristic of preoperational and concrete operational thought.

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Definitions:

Interposition

A visual cue in which an object partially blocks another, helping to perceive depth.

Ponzo Illusion

An optical illusion where two identical lines appear to be different lengths due to their contextual background, demonstrating depth perception discrepancies.

Visual Field

The complete area visible in the side vision when focusing the eye on a single central point.

Appears Farther

A perceptual phenomenon where an object or distance is perceived to be more distant than it actually is.